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Bi'iLlWVIN H. KANNENBEEG, 0F RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERIGAN CAN COMPANY, 01* NEW YORK. N. "in, A CURPQRATIQN 015 NEW JERSEY.

DELIVERY MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3th, this.

Application filed August 7, 1915. Serial 1H0. tested.

1/ '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BALDWIN H. KAN- xnxnnuo, a citizen of the United States, residing in River Forest, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Delivery Mechanisnis, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates-in general to delivery or receiving mechanisms and more particularly to receiving mechanisms adapted to continuously receive blanks and other articles from a. continuously operating machine or apparatus. It is hereinafter described in connection with a press for die cutting metal blanks. although it Will be manifest that it may, with slight and obvious adaptations. be utilized efiectively in connection with machines of Widely didering characteristics.

A principal object of this invention is the provision of a mechanism or device for re- (lQlYlIlg blanks or articles from a die or punch press and the like Without interferonce with the operation of said die or punch press when it is desired to remove articles from said delivery mechanism.

A further object of the invention is the rovision of a device or mechanism which will receive blanks or the like stacked and ready for removal. said stack of blanks or articles being disposed when desired out of the way of subsequently entering blanks or articles and in convenient position to he re moved.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a mechanism or device of the character described which may he used with a die or punch press producing a plurality of blanks at a single operatioin all of the articles resulting from successive operations being nicely piled.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a mechanism or device wherein the scrap occasioned by the cutting or punching of the stock or the forming of the article or blank. will be delivered out of the machine and in such fashion as to not interfere, with the handling of the hlanks and articles themselves.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a mechanism that may be manually operated with the expenditure of little effort.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of such a mechanism or device of simple and economical construction and consisting of few and simple parts con structed and arranged to provide a delivery or receiving mechanism of durable character and which will not need "frequent or ma terial repair.

()ther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better undot-stood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a punch press provided with a delivery or receiving mechanism embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken vertically through the same; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail sectional view showing certain features of construction.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown on the drawings a machine adapted for the cutting of strips which form blanks from which can heads or other articles may be cut. In this machine a suitahle base at carries at its top and rear a table 5 over which metal plate may be fed in any approved manner. The base i forms a hearing for a shaft 6 carrying a suitable pulley 7. a crank disk and pin 8 which drives a vertically reciprocating die carrying head or punch 9 in standards 10 extending above the level of the table In the present instance this die is adapted to cut at its forward edge ii and at its rear edge 12. The met :11 sheet shown at 13 is intended to provide live blanks at three cuttings ot the die; the first cutting takes otl' the front edge ll of the strip, the second cutting produces two blanks 15 and 16. the blank 15 being formed of the material wholly in front of the die as it cuts, and the blank 16 by the material defined by the edges 11 and 12 in cutting. Atthe third operation three hlanks are formed, the forward one i? of the material in front of the die in cutting. the central one 18 of the material disposed directly beneath the die, and the rear one 19 of the material disposed bk):

hind the die at its last or third cutting operation. lt will be understood that the. numhcr of blanks or rows of hlunksto be obtained from a single sheet ma be increased by increasing the length of the sheet or by using a smaller or narrower die. The press shown on the drawing, however, wil deliver no blank at its first cut it an edge to be cut oil. Itwill deliver two blanks at each cutting after the first. and until the last cutting. when it will deliver three. If 110 front edge is to be cut oil, the first cutting operation of the diewill out two blanks and each succeeding operation will cut two until the last. which will cut three.

Guide-ways 21, and 2 L are provided. The guide-way :21 delivers the scrap or the edge cut oil outside of the machine and outside of the receiver, and without interfering with the delivery or receiving mechanism. T his guide is positioned to take scrap or scrap edges as they fall beneath the die itself and its upper and rear end 25 is disposed suiticientl v far to the rear to permit the scrap to be received. From this end it extends downwardly and forwardly to its lower end 26, over which the scrap falls into a suitable box '27 or upon the floor. The guide-ways 22, 23 and 2t deliver respectively the blanks cut from in front ofthe die, the blanks out beneath the die and the blanks leftbehind the die after the cutting operation. The blanks are delivered by these guide-ways to a receiver which comprises ashelf or receptacle :28. 2.) and 31 for each guide-way and carried in a framework In the present instance this framework is equal to a length and half length of the shelf, so that the shelves mount ed in it occupy two-thirds of its length. It consists of uprights 33 having three pairs 34 of horizontally disposed tracks extending across the machine, and the shelves are mounted upon suitable rollers or other antifriction device. 85 so that they are laterally movable across the machine on the tracks. The shelves are connected at each end to a pair of uprights 36, one located at each end of the shelves and secured to all three of them so that. movement of one shelf is accompanied by movement of the others, the upper nd of the rods 36 serving as handles for moving the receiving shelves. The shelves are each of length more than twice the length of blanks received by them, so that one end of the shelf may be disposed at the receiving station in front of the guideways 22. 23 and 24 and the other at a side of the machine.

In use the blanks from in front of the punch slide down the guide 22 and onto the uppermost receiving shelf 28, a suitable apron 37 being provided if desired to accurately place them on the shelf. The blanks falling from beneath the die drop upon the guide 23 and are delivered to the intermediate slit-ll. which may have an apron 38 fastened to it if desired. The upper end of this guide. is spaced well away from be.- ncath the cutting edge 1; in order that the strips or scrap 39 may fall behind it onto the uide 21, but. it extends sullicicnt'ly toward the rea to insure the blanks out beneath the die fallingaccuratelydown upon it. The blanks formed from behind the die fall onto the guitlwway Qt and are delivered to the lowermost shell. which may have an apron 41 like the apron 38 or like the apron 37. The aprons ll and in the present instance are fastened to the movable shelves and the apron 37 to the track upon which its shelves move. The blanks are allowed to acoumulate upon various shelves until the halves of the shelves in receiving position are nearly filled. A handle 36 is then grasped and the shelves moved to the othenend of their lateral travel, bringing hall of the shelves which have just received the blanks out of receiving position and bringing the other half of the shelves into reccivingposition. The blanks accumulated may be lifted out without disturbing the continuous action of the machine and the shelves rcciprocated in the opposite direction when the halves of the shelves in receiving position have received a charge to be removed. The structureconsists of few and simple parts, roadily operated by hand and of durable construction and arrangement.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that. various changes may be made in the form construetimi and arrangement of the parts without dcl'mrting from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages. the form licreinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof. i

I claim:

1. In a machine of the cha actor described. the combination of means for dividing an article. delivery devices for the parts thereof, receivers for the parts thereof. said rcc-civers being connected end to end in pairs and being transversely shil'tahle together relative to said delivery devices to bring either receiver acros the line of delivery of said parts. and a su 'iport for said. receivers.

Q. In a machine of the character described. the combination of means for dividing an article, delivery devices one above. the other for the divided parts. receivers for the said parts, said receivers being armoured one above the other and connected with each other and being transversely sliit'tahle to gather to bring both receivers across the lines of delivery of said pa rts. and a support for said receivers.

3. In :1 machine of the character described the combination of a machine for operating l ltl insane? upon an article, and a receiver laterall shittable through a fixed path of travel, sai receiver mn'mally having one-half of it disposed in receiving position and the other half in position to permit. removal of the articles previously received, said receiver having movement laterally of said machine and transversely to the direction of move ment of said articles to alternately bring its halves into receiving position.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for dividing an article. delivery devices for the parts there ot. receivers for the said parts, said receivers being connected end to end in pairs and a plurality of said pairs being arranged and connected one pair above another, and said receivers being transversely shiftable together to bring a plurality of receivers across the lines of delivery of said parts.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination oi means for dividin an article, delivery devices for the parts t ereof. receivers for the said parts, said receivers being connected end to end in pairs and a plurality of said pairs being arranged and connected one pair above another, and said receivers being transversely shiftable [toether to bring a plurality of receivers across the lines of delivery of said parts.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for dividing an article. delivery devices for the parts there o t. receivers for the said parts, said receivers being connected end to end in pairs and a plurality of said pairs being arranged one pair above another, and a unitary carria e for said receivers whereby they are shi able together to bring a plurality of receivers across the lines of delivery of said parts.

7. In a machine of the character described, the comhiual ion of a machine from which a plurality of articles are simultaneously delivercd, and a receiver for said articles, said receiver l'iaving receiving parts corresponding in number to the number oi? deliveries at an operation of said machine, all of said parts being shittable together laterally of the machine and transversely to the direction of movement of said articles to permit removal of said articles Without interrupting the action of said machine, and means tor delivering scrap out of said machine and receiver.

8. The combination of a. the punch adapted to cut a plurality of blanks at a single operation, a guidewvziy for each blank produced at a single operation, and a receiver for receiving said blanks from said guidevvays, said receiver comprising a shiftable "frame movable transversely to the direction of advance of said blanks, tracks on which said frame is movable, a plurality of shelves carried by said frame for receiving articles from said guide-Ways, said shelves being ar ranged side by side in pairs and a )lurality of such pairs being arranged one a love another corresponding with the blank-deliveries of'the. machine, said frame bein of sufficient length to permit an end of it to extend out of receiving position when the other end is in receiving position.

9. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of parts; receptacles for the said sheet-parts; and guideways leading to said receptacle-s respectively, the upper ends of said guidevvays being arranged substantially under a line of cutting of said cut-ting means, and ata point to the front of said line, respectively, to receive and guidethe sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by the, cutting means and are thereby left: at different locations, said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

10. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of parts; receptacles for the said sheet-parts; and guide-ways leading to said receptacles respectively, the upper ends of said guide ways being arranged substantially under a line of cutting of said cutting means, and at a Joint to the front of said line, and at a point to the rear of said line, respectively,

to receive and guide the sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by the cutting means and are thereby left at different locations, said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and there being a plurality of connected pairs one above another, and said receptacles being laterally shiftable. together.

ll. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a. sheet into a plurality oi parts; receptacles for the said sheet-parts, said receptacles having rear aprons; and guideways leading to said receptacles re spectively, the upper ends of said guideways being arranged substantially under a line of cutting of said cutting means, and at a point to the front of said line. respectively, to reeeive and guide the sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by the cutting means and are thereby left in difi'crent locations. said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shittable together.

12. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of parts: receptacles for the said sheet-parts located at an end of the machine below the plane of the cutting operation and spaced apart one above another; and guideways leading downward and longitudinally to said receptacles respectively, the upper ends of said guideways being arranged substantially under a line of cutting of said cutting means, and at a, point to the front of said line, respectively, to receive and guide the ill) sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by the cutting means and are thereby left at different locations, said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

13. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of parts; shift-able receptacles for the said sheet-parts located at an end of the machine below the plane of the cutting operation and spaced apart one above another. the said receptacles being connected and shiftable together; and guideways leading downward and longitudinally to said receptacles respectively. the upper ends of said guideways being arranged substantially under a. line of cutting of said cutting means, and at a point to the front of said line, respectively, to receive and guide the sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by, the cutting means and are thereby left at difierent locations.

14. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of parts; shiftable receptacles for the said sheet-parts located at an end of the machine below the plane of the cutting operation and spaced apart one above another; guideways leading downward and longitudinally to said receptacles respectively, the upper ends of said guidcways being arranged sub stantially under a line of cutting of said cutting means, and at a point to the front of said line, respectively, to receive and guide the sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by the cutting means and are thereby left at different locations; and means for guiding said receptacles as they are shifted, said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally s'hiftable together.

15. The combination of cutting. means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of parts: sets of duplicate shiftable receptacles for the said sheet-parts located at an end of the machine below the plane of the cutting operation and spaced apart one above anothenguideways leading downward and longitudinally to said receptacles respectively, the upper ends of said guideways being arranged substantially under a line of cutting of said cutting means, and at a point. to the front of said line, respectively, to receive and guide the sheet-parts which are separated from the said sheet by the cutting means and are thereby left at difierentlocations; and means for guiding said receptacles as they are shifted.

16. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of separate parts, said sheet-parts being thereby left at different locations nearer to or farther from the end of the machine; receptacles for the said parts; a guideway leading from near the rear-of the said cutting means to one of said receptacles; a guidcway leading from near the front of said cutting means to another of said receptacles; and a guideway leading from a point further infront of said cutting means to another of said receptacles, said guidcways being adapted to severally receive the differently located severed sheet parts. said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

17. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of separate parts, said sheet-parts being thereby left at different locations ncarcr to or farther from the end of the machine; receptacles for the said parts arranged at an cud of the machine and spaced apart one above anotherpa guideway leading from near the rear of the said cutting means to an upper one of said receptacles; u guideway leading from near the front of said cutting means to the next lower of said receptacles; and a guidewa lcadin from a point farther in front of said cutting means to the next lower of said receptacles, said guidcways being adapted to severally receive the dili'ereutly located severed sheet parts, said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

18. gThe combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheetinto a plurality of separate parts. said sheet-parts being thereby left at dilicrent locations nearer to or farther from the end of the machine: shiftable receptacles for the said parts arranged at an end of the machine and spaced apart one above another; a guideway leading from near the rear of the said cutting means to one of said receptacles; a guideway leading from near the front of said cutting means to another of said receptacles; a guidcway leading from a point further in front of said cutting means to another of said receptacles, said guideways being adapted to severally receive the ditl'crcntly located severed sheet parts; and means for guiding and shifting said receptacles transversely of the machine, said receptacles being arranged and counectcd in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

19. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of separate parts. said sheet-parts being thereby left at dillcrcnl locations nearer to or farther from the end of the machine; shiftablc receptacles for the said parts arranged at an end of the machine and spaced apart one above another; a guidcway lcading from near the rear of the said cutting means to an upper one of said receptacles; a guideway leading from near the front of said cutting means to the next lower of said receptacles; a guideway leading from a point further in front of saidcutting means to the next lower of said receptacles, said guide ways being lltl adapted to severally receive the diii'erently.

located severed sheet parts; and means for guiding and shifting said receptacles transrerscly of the machine, said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

20. The combination of cutting means adapted to sever a sheet into a plurality of separate parts, said sheet-parts being thereby left at different locations nearer to or farther from the end of the machine; shiftablc receptacles tor the said parts arranged at an end of the machine and spaced apart one dlJUVL another and connected and m0vahle together: a ,g'uidewa leading from near he rear of the said cutting means to one of said receptacles; a guideway leading from near the front of said cutting means to another of said receptacles; a guideway leading from a point farther in front of said cutting means: to another of said receptacles, said guideways being adapted to severally receive the diiferently located severed sheet parts; and means for guiding and shifting said receptacles transversely of the machine,

said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally the severed sheet-part from the front of said cutting means; said guideways leading respectively to said receptacles said receptacles being arranged and connected in pairs end to end and laterally shiftable together.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BALDWIN H. KANNENBERG.

lVitnesses:

S. T. DAY, L. E. BIRCH.

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